The Springs in the Desert Podcast: Catholic Accompaniment Through Infertility

We welcome back, Nurse Practitioner, Caroline Gindhart, and Psychotherapist, Clare Kane, to continue the discussion around treatment focusing on the discernment of when it may be time to take a break.  What are some signs to look for when a pause might prudent?  Is this giving up? They will answer all of these questions and more on this episode so listen in!

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• Pursuing Treatment Options w/ Caroline Gindhart and Clare Kane Podcast Episode

This week on the podcast, Nurse Practitioner, Caroline Gindhart, and Psychotherapist, Clare Kane, team up to deliver a message related to discerning and seeking treatment during infertility.  They share great advice on how to stay in the driver's seat during the process while consulting and cooperating with a provider.

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• Caroline' s Practice

On the podcast this week, we are honored to welcome Christendom College Theology professor, Mary Ellen Stanford, who gives us a wonderful understanding of the differences between spouses and how it's all a part of God's great design in bringing fruit to marriages and thereby to the world.

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• The Obedience Paradox: Finding True Freedom in Marriage

Your podcast host starts off Lent on the right foot: with prayer! In a season focused on returning our gaze to Christ's Paschal Mystery, we are so honored to walk with you this Lent, wherever you are on the path of infertility! Find your favorite place to pray, turn off all distractions, and pause to pray with us.

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• Lent Carried Bundle
• Submit a Prayer Request
• Fifth Station Sticker

We have a real treat today as we have not one, but TWO priests on the podcast!  Cassandra welcomes Fr. Chris Kight from the Diocese of Owensboro, KY along with Fr. Paul, to discuss friendship with God. What does friendship with God look like in our lives, especially when we are carrying a heavy cross?

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• How to Contact Fr. Paul: [email protected]

Back by popular demand, licensed psychotherapist, Clare Kane, rejoins Jillian on the podcast to continue their conversation regarding friendship.  They go into the history of friendship, what it looked like in the past and what it looks like now.  They discuss ways to cultivate solid friendships cooperating with God and relying on Him to meet that basic need when maybe we don't have the energy for making new friends in a season of infertility or loss.

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• Clare's Practice
• Hold On To Your Kids

This week, Jillian turns the microphone over to our Communications Manager, Cassandra. In this episode, you get a front row seat to a talk Cassandra gave all about acknowledging the grief of infertility. Through her personal story, Cassandra shares the many ways grief may manifest in our hearts and what the stages of grief might look like on the path of infertility. Her witty personality and honest reflection remind us that it is okay to grieve and mourn and that Jesus knows exactly what you are going through and is with you in this very moment.

A lot of what we hold as proper for friendships is learned from the culture. But is what it's saying regarding friendship accurate? Licensed psychotherapist, Clare Kane, returns to the podcast to shed light on some of these lies so that we can enjoy friendships the way God intended them to bless us.

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This week, Jillian takes you and your spouse through a guided Dream Date with God. Grab your journal, find your favorite place to dream, and open your heart to receive all that the Lord desires for you in this season! From your relationship with God and your spouse to knowing your community and yourself, the Lord has big dreams for you!

Today, your podcast host, Jillian, leads you through a guided prayer experience. Grab your journal, your spouse, or even a friend, and find 10 minutes to pause in the midst of your busy day to pray along with us. It's an honor to pray with you!

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